Gerri Betz was known in Jacksonville as a strong community leader and entrepreneur who happened to live in a beautiful castle with her husband and kids and the family dog. When a metal sphere lands on her property and disrupts that life, she talks to reporters about it for many weeks — but suddenly stops. Who is Gerri Betz? Can she be trusted? Odd Ball is made possible by supporters of WJCT Public Media, with additional support from Bold Bean Coffee Roasters . If you want to listen to the rest of this series right now, you can! For $20 you can get the All-Access Pass , or for a little more you can also get some cool merch with your episodes. Check out the Odd Ball Shop at oddballpodcast.com/shop .
Odd Ball is a story about a UFO investigation, a mansion in the woods and how one shiny object sent a Jacksonville, Florida family into hiding. Each week host Lindsey Kilbride dives deeper into the 1974 mystery of the "Betz sphere."